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Skills and Processes Practice SR Questions

Skills and Processes Practice SR Questions. Chipmunk Population over a span of 4 years. 1. Interpret the chart above. Which year shows the largest population increase? a year 1 b year 2 c year 3 d year 4. 2. Compare the charts below. Which statement is true?.

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Skills and Processes Practice SR Questions

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  1. Skills and Processes Practice SR Questions

  2. Chipmunk Population over a span of 4 years. 1. Interpret the chart above. Which year shows the largest population increase? a year 1 b year 2 c year 3 d year 4

  3. 2. Compare the charts below. Which statement is true? a Macy’s population decreased more. b Joshua’s population decreased more. c Macy’s population increased more. d Joshua’s population increased more.

  4. 3. A class collected evidence about toads. Toads lay their eggs in water. They observed an adult toad lay 6,000 eggs in a pond. Use what you know about populations to determine which graph shows the number of tadpoles and toads that will most likely result? A. B. D. C.

  5. The chart below shows how long it took a seed to sprout at three different temperatures. TemperatureDays Needed to Sprout 60º F 13 65º F 11 70º F 9 4. Based on the chart, how long will it take for the same kind of seed to sprout at 75º F? a 9 days b more than 9 days c less than 9 days d the seed will not grow

  6. 5. Which tool would be useful when investigating a single-celled organism? a hand lens b microscope c ruler d balance

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  12. Which of these is most likely a scientific question? • What hamburger tastes the best? • Which animal in the zoo weighs the most? • Are purple flowers prettier than blue flowers? • Do plants look nicer under red light or green light?

  13. 12. Which of these best explains why Lee cannot know what caused her results? • She tested too few kinds of liquids. • She tested too many kinds of paper towels. • She had too few variables in her experiment. • She had too many variables in her experiment.

  14. 13. Frank, Jiro and Rico all used the same ruler to measure the length of the same fossil. The table shows their results. • What is the most likely reason the students did not all get the same results? • The size of the fossil changed • The markings on the ruler changed • They used different methods of measuring • They had more than one uncontrolled variable

  15. 14. Which of these is a question someone could answer with a scientific investigation? • Are trees prettier than grass? • Does pizza taste better than salad? • Is it more fun to swim in a lake or in an ocean? • Does milk have more calories than soda?

  16. Which tool should you use to measure the mass of an acorn? • balance • ruler • stopwatch • thermometer

  17. Mark finds a seed on a farm. He wants to know how to make it grow. Which source will have the best information about the seed? • Television special on desert seeds • Chapter about seeds in a textbook • magazine advertisement for seeds • article about birds that eat seeds

  18. 17. Josie measure the mass of her pencil. Which of these is most likely Josie’s measurement? • 0.8 g • 8g • 0.8 kg • 8 kg

  19. 18. Temperature of Water on Different Days • Which tool did Barbara most likely use to collect these data? • Ruler • thermometer • Graduated cylinder • Magnifying glass

  20. 19. Molly collected data on the height of a bean plant every day for a month. She wants to make it easy for others to see how the height of the bean plant changed. Which of these should Molly use to help others see how the bean plant grew? • A data table • a bar graph • a circle graph • a line graph

  21. 20. What is the most likely reason that Jim and Laura read about magnets at the beginning of their investigation? • So they would not have to do an experiment • to find paragraphs they could copy in their report • so they would not have to make any observations • to learn how to tell whether something is a magnet.

  22. 21. Sara and Mike do an experiment. Sara’s conclusion is different from Mike’s conclusion. What should Sara do? • Sara should ignore Mike’s conclusion. • Sara should change her conclusion to match Mike’s. • Sara should get Mike to change his conclusion to match hers. • Sara should think about Mike’s conclusion to see if it could be correct.

  23. 22. A scientist wrote a science magazine story about spiders. The table shows some of the information in the story. Lengths of Different Types of Spiders • What tool did the scientist most likely use to collect these data? • Ruler • Balance • Thermometer • Graduated cylinder

  24. 22. A scientist wrote a science magazine story about spiders. The table shows some of the information in the story. Lengths of Different Types of Spiders • Based on the data in the table, which of these statements is true? • Spiders are all about the same size? • Some spiders are much larger than others. • The wolf spider is the largest spider in the world. • Yellow garden spiders are smaller than common house spiders.

  25. 24. Three students want to be able to run more quickly. In September, they timed how long it took each of them to run one mile. From September to December, each student practiced running for a different amount of time each week. In December, they timed again how long it took them to run a mile. The table show what they recorded. Time it Took Three Students to Run One Mile in September and December • Based on this information, which of these conclusion is true? • You cannot learn how to run more quickly. • You can run more quickly if you practice running more often. • You can run more quickly in Sept. than you can in Dec. • You have to run at least four times a week to learn to run more quickly.

  26. 25. Mr. Kerr’s class observed the number of different kinds of birds that came to a bird feeder outside their classroom during one day. The table shows their observations. Types of Birds That Came to the Bird Feeder • Which of these observations would be supported by the class’s data? • More birds eat in the afternoon than in the morning. • More birds eat in the morning than in the afternoon. • There are more doves than finches near the school. • There are more blue jays than cardinals near the school.

  27. 26. Shawn grows three radish plants. He give one plant plain water, the second plant salt water, and the third plant sugar water. He grows the plants in the same kind of soil and give them the same amount of liquid and light. Which of these questions is Shawn most likely trying to answer? • How tall do radishes grow? • What kind of water makes radishes taste better? • Does the type of water affect how tall a radish plant grows? • How much water should you give a radish plant to make grow tall?

  28. 27. One of the ways minerals can be identified is by the physical property of hardness. Analyze the mineral samples recorded in the chart below. Which list shows the minerals in order from softest to hardest? • a A, C, B, E • b F, C, D, E • c D, E, A, B • d B, F, E, C

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  30. D • C • C • C • B • C • B • C • A • D • B • D • C • D 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A 21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. A

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